Seasonal variability of teleconnection patterns

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1346-1365

  Frederiksen, Jorgen S ^a   Branstator, Grant ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES;

GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL (GCM); GLOBAL STREAMFUNCTION FIELDS; TELECONNECTION PATTERNS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TELECONNECTION;

EID: 20444432201     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS3405.1     Document Type: Article

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